hugo chavez is heading to cuba for his third cancer treatment. patrick opman is in havana this morning. tell us about the timetable for the surgery. any details we now know. good morning. we know hugo chavez left venezuela a little after 1:00 a.m. local time. and he would undergo surgery almost immediately when he arrived in havana. we're awaiting word if the surgery has begun. how long it will take. those kinds of details. these are details sometimes hard to get, because venezuelan leader has been tightlipped as he battles cancer. he is literally fighting for her life. nicholas monduro would take up the mantel if chavez was not able to stay in office. he would be the successor. but hugo chavez, very interesting talk about the pain he's feeling, physical discomfort. talked about how this has not gone the way he had hoped it would. he has had a number of setbacks, but, soledad, he says his life is in the hands of god and his medical team in cuba. >> he would be right. patrick oppman. hands of god and the medical team. other stories making news. >>